Review of ethical, legal & social issues impacting Predictive Policing
This report provides an overview on key challenges as well as an empirical investigation into the use of PP in the Netherlands and Lower Saxony in Germany. We outline persistent concerns relating to the social, ethical and legal domain and call for the systematic integration of detailed substantive guidelines and effective institutional oversight processes. These measures could become part of a toolkit supporting the successful and sustainable inclusion of PP for law enforcement practices. We conclude that scholars, policymakers and practitioners ought to have clear objectives determining what PP should achieve for the work of LEAs and the safety of individuals. Developing such an advanced understanding is necessary to mitigate potential risks of the application of PP, enabling evaluation of ongoing processes, and ultimately succeed through its use.
